Northeast Ridge  Easy 5th

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Type:  Trad, Alpine Consensus:  5.0 [details] FA:  Norman Clyde - May 27, 1932 Season:  Spring to Fall Submitted By:  Chris Owen on Mar 14, 2006 You & This Route  |  Other Opinions (40) Your todo list: Your stars: Your rating: -none- [change] Your ticklist: [add new tick]

Mike and Tony pose on top of the large tower low o...

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Description 

An excellent scramble on solid granite, with spectacular views along the summit ridge.

Start at the low point on the ridge (Peppermint Pass) and follow its crest, at first low angle, pass the large tower on the left and begin to climb steeper rock, using whatever weakness you can find, generally stay left of the ridge itself (which is soon joined by the North Arete). Below the summit ridge the rock is quite steep and you may want to use a rope. Gain the summit ridge and follow it to the required summit mantle.

Location 

Approach:
From Dade Lake hike across benches and perhaps snow then more benches up to Peppermint Pass.

Descent:
Descend down Class 4 rocks on the West side to sand, follow left of the north ridge then cut over it eastwards and down snow/scree and steps back to Dade Lake.

Protection 

Solo or rope and small rack for the upper section.

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Why must I be a man with a suitcase full of cheese...	Final mile of the approach.	Pick a line, start climbing.
View of the NE ridge.	Lunch of champions. In the notch that leads to the...	Claire Rasmussen on the summit.
Claire Rasmussen below Bear Creek Spire	Chris on a spicier variation	Craze features on the granite
Fins galore	NE ridge of Bear Creek Spire in winter.